BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Music Center has launched a search for an artist-in-residence.
The BMC seeks an emerging musical artist of color for a significant new project, said Executive Director Mary Greene in a news release. The selected artist will spend up to two years engaged with the Center, including an estimated two months each year on site in Brattleboro.
“The goal of this residency program is to bridge the gap in experience and understanding between the people and community of Brattleboro and musical artists of color,” says Greene, “and to provide an opportunity for each to learn from and grow in awareness of and empathy for each other.”
Founded in 1952, the Brattleboro Music Center is a vibrant community arts organization that has attracted scores of professional musicians to southern Vermont for almost seven decades.
Guided by its artistic advisors, the internationally acclaimed Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson, today's BMC consists of numerous performance and educational programs led by talented music directors and a dedicated faculty of more than 30 musicians.
Its performance programs include a world-class Chamber Music Series, the Brattleboro Concert Choir, the Northern Roots Festival, Music School String Orchestra, the Music Under the Stars summer concert series, and the EOS (Educate, Open, Strengthen) Social Justice Project.
“Each year, the Music Center enriches the lives of thousands of residents of our region, comprising southeastern Vermont and nearby New Hampshire and Massachusetts,” says Greene. “Hundreds of classes, workshops, summer activities, faculty and guest artist concerts, and other live and virtual events bring people of all ages and abilities together to learn, listen, and join in the celebration of music and community.”
Those interested in learning more about the program can contact the BMC at 802-257-4523 or info@bmcvt.org.